Top "Decoding" questions

Decoding is the reverse of encoding.

NodeJS: How to decode base64 encoded string back to binary?

I was implementing password hashing with salt, so I generated salt as binary, hashed the password, base64 encoded the password …

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How to decode Unicode escape sequences like "\u00ed" to proper UTF-8 encoded characters?

Is there a function in PHP that can decode Unicode escape sequences like "\u00ed" to "í" and all other similar …

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How can I send and receive WebSocket messages on the server side?

How can I send and receive messages on the server side using WebSocket, as per the protocol? Why do I …

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Decoding URI query string in Java

I need to decode a URI that contains a query string; expected input/output behavior is something like the following: …

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Why does base64 encoding require padding if the input length is not divisible by 3?

What is the purpose of padding in base64 encoding. The following is the extract from wikipedia: "An additional pad character …

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decode a mp4 video with gstreamer

I want to play a mp4 video in Gstreamer, but i got an error with the x264dec which is …

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Decoding URL parameters with JavaScript

This should be a simple task, but I can't seem to find a solution. I have a basic string that …

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How do I allow HTML tags to be submitted in a textbox in asp.net?

First, I want to let everyone know that I am using an aspx engine not a Razor engine. I have …

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UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 34: unexpected end of data

I'm trying to write a scrapper, but I'm having issues with encoding. When I tried to copy the string I …

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Unicode utf-8/utf-16 encoding in Python

In python: u'\u3053\n' Is it utf-16? I'm not really aware of all the unicode/encoding stuff, but this …

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